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Dedicatory  Cxercises 


OFFICIARY 

Pastor. Rev.  R.  M.  Webdell 

Church  Clerk Roy  Coons 

Treasurer Ed  Rees 

BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 
Ed   Rees,  Chairman 
R.  L.  Bearden  Roy  Ide 

R.  L.  Russell  Harry  Scott 

BOARD  OF  DEACONS 

Elmer  Hughes,   Chairman 
James  Parr  T.  J.   Miller 

Roy  Coons  C.  B.  Holland 

Earl  Herbig  Ed  Rees 

HONORARY  DEACONS 

L.  A.  Causey  George  Anderson 

BUILDING  COMMITTEE 

Earl  Herbig,  Chairman 
James  Parr  C.  B.  Holland 

Roy  Ide  Ed  Rees 

R.  L.  Beardon  R.  M.  Webdell 

J.  P.  Payne  Roy  Coons 

R.    L.    Russell,    Treasurer 


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Dedicatory  Exercises 


SUNDAY  MORNING 

JUNE  THIRTEENTH 

8:30  O'clock 

March  from  the  Court  House  to  the   New  Church 

SUNDAY  SCHOOL 

9    O'clock 

Superintendent,   Earl   Herbig 
Address 
Benediction 

Assembly   of   Classes    in   their   rooms 

SUNDAY  MORNING 

10:30  O'clock 

Voluntary — "Dedication  March" Armstrong 

Miss  Theola  A.  Lohnes,  organist 
Hymn  No.  80 

Anthem— "The  Souls  of  the  Righteous". T.  Tertius  Noble 

The  Chorus  Choir 
Prayer 

Violin  Duet — 

"Sadness"  1 

"Berceuse"  S Godard 

Miss  Helen  Thompson,  Mr.  Lee  Bearden 
Scripture-Response 

Baritone  Solo — "Gloria"  (Sacred  Hymn) A.  Buzzi  Peccla 

Mr.  Ibe  A.  Meinen 
Hymn  No.  78 

Dedicatory  Sermon .  Rev.  Benjamin  Otto,  D.  D. 

Chicago,  Illinois 
Report  of  Treasurer  of  Building  Committee 

Offertory — "Slavonic    Cradle    Song" . Neruda 

Hymn  No.  74 

Benediction 

Postlude Whiting 

USHERS 

C.  B.  Holland  James  Parr  Fred  Waechter 

Chief  Usher  W.  R.  Gorsage  G.  T.  King 

Earl  Herbig  Frank  Tucker  C.  G.  Sours 

Roy  Ide  Elmer  Hughes  J.  B.  Phillips 

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Dedicatory  Exercises 


SUNDAY  EVENING 

6:30  O'clock 

B.  Y.  P.  U. 

President Miss  Emma  German 

Leader .  Miss  Beryl  Farlin 

Address • Rev.  G.  W.  Chessman 

Peoria,   Illinois 

EVENING  WORSHIP 

7:30  O'clock 

Voluntary— "Fanfare" •  • •  •  . •  •  Dubois 

Miss  Theola  Lohnes,  organist 
Hymn  No.  136 
Presentation  of  the  Church  for  dedication  and  its  transfer 

to  the  trustees,  by .........  • R.  L.  Russell 

Response. Edward  Rees,  for  the  trustees 

Dedication  and  Dedicatory  Prayer Rev.  G.  W.  Chessman 

Peoria,  Illinois 

Anthem — "Praise  My  Soul" •  •  Schnecker 

The   Chorus   Choir 
Scripture 

Violin    Solo — "Adoration" Borowski 

Miss  Helen  Thompson,  Springfield,  Illinois 
Announcements 

Offertory— "Twilight" Friml 

Mixed  Quartette— "Hark,  Hark,  My  Soul" Shelley 

Mrs.  Julius  Janssen,  Mrs.  Ibe  Meinen 
Mr.  John  Brooking,  Mr.  Ibe  Meinen 
Hymn  No.  369 

Sermon Rev.  A.  E.  Peterson,  D.  D. 

Chicago,  Illinois 
Hymn  No.  344 
Benediction 
Postlude — "Postlude  alia  Marcia" Grey 

USHERS 

C.  B.  Holland  James  Parr  Fred  Waechter 

Chief  Usher  W.  R.  Gorsage  G.  T.  King 

Earl  Herbig  Frank  Tucker  C.  G.  Sours 

Roy  Ide  Elmer  Hughes  J.  B.  Phillips 

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Tyedicatory  Exercises 


MONDAY  EVENING 

June  Fourteenth 
7:30  O'clock 

DENOMINATIONAL  NIGHT 

Prelude — "Romance"    Sheppard 

Hymn 

Duet — "The  Heavens  Resound" Beethoven 

Marie    Caldwell,    Florence    Caldwell 
Scripture 
Prayer 

Address Dr.  D.  O.  Hopkins 

District  Superintendent 
Solo — Selected 

John  Brooking 
Address — "A  Denominational  Consciousness".  .Rev.  H.  W.  Virgin,  D.D. 

Chicago,  Illinois 
Hymn 
Benediction 
Postlude— "Credo" Haydn 

USHERS 

Elliott  Little,  Chief  Usher  Floyd  Corson 

George  Herbig  Herman  Myers 

Everett  Webdell  Clinton  Warner 

Norman  Rockhold  Oliver  Little 


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TUESDAY  EVENING 

8  O'clock 
DEDICATORY  ORGAN  RECITAL 

Miss  Bertha  Brunner,  organist  of  the  First  Methodist  Church,  Peoria, 
Assisted  by  the  Tazewell  Four,  Male  Quartette 

Harvey  Velde First  Tenor 

John  Loomis Second  Tenor 

Oscar  Winkel First  Bass 

Ibe  Meinen Second  Bass 

Accompanist,  Mrs.  Alta  Shacklett 

PROGRAM 

Prelude — Heroic Faulkes 

Night Cyril  Jenkins 

From  the   South Gillette 

0,  the  Lilting  Springtime  1 

In  Summer  j Charles  Stebbins 

Male   Quartette — An   Even   Song Protherse 

Cuckoo     1 

The  Bee  )    (From  Summer  Sketches) Lemare 

Andantino 
Scene  Orientale Kroeger 

Russian  Boatmen's  Song  on  the  River  Volga.  (Arr.  by  Clarence  Eddy) 

Male  Quartette — 

a     De  Coppah  Moon Shelley 

b     Just  Being  Happy .  Joelbeen 

Fantasietta  un  theme  Provencal Dubois 

Cantilena G.  Waring   Stebbins 

Male  Quartette — 

a     The  Shadows  of  the  Evening  Hours .  Barri 

b     God  is  Love Buck 

Song  of  the  Basket  Weaver .Alexander  Russell 

The  Bells  of  St.  Anne  de  Beaupre ...............  Alexander  Russell 

Fanfare Lemmens 

USHERS 
Emma  German,  Edith  Gleich  Nellie  Jansen 

Chief  Usher  Marie  Weber  Pearl  Peyton 

Edna  Miars  Inez  Wubben  Beryl  Farlin 

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WEDNESDAY  EVENING 

June  Sixteenth 
7:30  O'clock 
PEKIN    NIGHT   AND    RECEPTION 
Guests: 

Pastors   of  Pekin  Churches 
Former  Pastors 
Architect,  Contractors 
Builders,  Workmen  and  Organizations 
Organ  Voluntary 
Prayer 

Xylophone  Solo Robert  Soady 

Accompanist,  Louise  West 
Greetings : 

Mayor  Ben  F.  Michael  and  pastors  of  Pekin  Churches 
Music  by  orchestra  furnished  by  Musicians'  Local  No.  301 
Hymn 
Social  hour  following  program.     The  Church  will  be  open  to  all. 

USHERS 
C.  B.  Holland,  Frank  Tucker  James  Parr 

Chief  Usher  R.  L.  Russell  Elmer  Hughes 

Fred  Waechter  Roy  Coons  Ed  Rees 

Earl  Herbig  Roy  Ide  W.  R.  Gorsage 

R.  L.  Beardon  C.  G.  Sours 

THURSDAY  EVENING 

June   Seventeenth 

6:30   O'clock 

CHURCH    BANQUET 

Toastmaster.  . Dr.  S.  T.  Glasford 

Vocal  Solo— "Until" Sanderson 

Mr.  John  Brooking 
Short  talks  by  members  of  Building  Committee  and  others 

Vocal  Solo — "Ave  Marie" Gounod 

Miss  Beula  Becker,  Tremont,  Illinois 
Violin  Obligato,  Mr.  Lee  Bearden 
Violin  and  Flute  Duet 

Mr.  Lee  Bearden 

Mr.  John  Albers 

Address — "Are  You  Paying  Your  Way?".  .Rev.  Charles  Durden,  D.D. 

Bloomington,   Illinois 

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Dedicatory  Exercises 


FRIDAY  EVENING 

June  Eighteenth 

8  O'clock 

CONCERT 

Given  by  the  Chorus  Choir 

Ibe  A   Meinen , Director 

Theola  A.   Lohnes Organist 

Assisted   by    String   Quartette 

R.  Lee  Bearden First  Violin 

William  Janssen Second  Violin 

John  Sheppard,  Jr \. .  Viola 

George    Warren Cello 

Prelude — Sortie ,.  .  Dunham 

Chorus— Send  Out  Thy  Light" Gounod 

String  Quartette: 

(a)  Minuet  in  G Beethoven 

(b)  Drink  to  Me  Only  With  Thine  Eyes  (Old  English) .  .Pochon 
Quartette — Festival  Te  Deum . .  . D.  Buck 

Mrs.  Nellie  Janssen  Mrs.  Ibe  Meinen 

Mr.  John  Brooking  Mr.  Ibe  Meinen 

Chorus — Angel  Voices Shelley 

Incidental  Solo Miss  Gertrude  Derrick 

Announcements 
Silver  Offering 

Offertory — Andante  Pastorale Alexis 

Solo — When  the  Angel  Comes Lillian  Faitt  Sheldon 

Mrs.  Nellie  Janssen 

Quartette — He  Shall  Come  Down  Like  Rain Buck 

String  Quartette — Andante  Cantabile,  Op.  11 Tschaikowsky 

Chorus — Fear  Not,  0  Israel Spicker 

Postlude — "Grand   Choeur" Renaud 

USHERS 
Mable  Gleich,  Chief  Usher 
Evelyn  Gleich  Bernice  Wieburg  Theresa  Smith 

Agnes  Rolfs  Meta  German  Gertrude   Derrick 


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Dedicatory  Exercises 


BRIEF  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  BAPTIST   CHURCH 

The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Pekin  was  organized  in  1850  under 
Pastor  Gilbert  S.  Bailey,  and  was  reorganized  in  1852.  The  two  lots 
on  which  the  present  building  stands  were  purchased  in  that  year 
at  a  cost  of  $330.00.  Work  on  the  church  was  begun  in  1854.  The 
auditorium  was  first  built  with  a,  gallery  at  the  North  end,  which 
was  later  removed  and  a  choir  recess  built  in.  Other  changes  were 
made  from  time  to  time,  but  the  general  arrangement  and  appearance 
remained  the  same.  In  1921  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  E.  C. 
Poole  a  movement  for  the  erection  of  a  new  church  was  started.  As 
time  passed  various  plans  were  considered.  After  much  deliberation 
it  was  decided  that  rather  than  build  a  new  church  on  a  different 
site  it  would  be  better  to  remodel  the  old  building  and  thus  preserve 
the  sentiment  connected  with  it.  This  plan  has  been  carried  out 
in  1926.  The  remodelled  edifice  stands  superior  in  every  way  to 
what  a  new  building  erected  for  the  same  cost  would  stand. 

The  old  church  had  much  of  historical  interest.  It  was  soon  after 
the  building  was  started  that  Abraham  Lincoln,  then  practically  an 
unknown  lawyer  of  Springfield,  and  personal  friend  of  the  pastor, 
Rev.  Bailey,  signed  the  subscription  list  and  contributed  a  sum  of 
money  toward  the  building  fund.  It  was  most  fitting  that  after 
Mr.  Lincoln's  death  Rev.  Wm.  Roney,  delivered  from  the  first  Baptist 
Church  pulpit  in  1865  one  of  the  finest  eulogies  of  Mr.  Lincoln. 

It  is  not  generally  known  that  Chicago  University  had  its  incep- 
tion in  Pekin  in  the  little  study  of  Rev.  Bailey,  first  pastor  of  the 
church.  Rev.  C.  C.  Burroughs,  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
of  Chicago,  together  with  Rev.  H.  G.  Weston  of  Peoria  drove  to 
Pekin  and  were  entertained  in  the  home  of  Rev.  Bailey,  and  these 
men  decided  at  that  time  that  Rev.  Burroughs  should  go  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  to  solicit  a  gift  from  Stephen  A.  Douglas  of  ten  acres 
of  land  in  Chicago  on  which  to  build  a  Baptist  Seminary.  The  trip 
was  made  and  his  mission  rewarded  by  the  gift  from  Mr.  Douglas. 
A  school  for  students  of  the  ministry  was  built  and  known  as  the 
Old  Seminary,  which  later  became  the  Theological  School  of  Chicago 
University. 


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'Dedicatory  Exercises 


ORGANIZATIONS 
SUNDAY  SCHOOL 

Superintendent Earl  Herbig 

Superintendent  Primary  Department .Mrs.  A.  E.  Hobbs 

B.  Y.  P.  U. 

President Emma  German 

LADIES  MISSION  CIRCLE 

President Mrs.   McCabe 

LADIES  INDUSTRIAL  SOCIETY 

President Mrs.    Hilling 

CRUX  ALBA 

President , Mrs.  Lewis  Garman 

BROTHERHOOD 
President Roy  Coons 


THE  CHORUS  CHOIR 
SOPRANO 

Nellie  Janssen  Marion  Frohling  Lois  Holland 

Josephine  Bearden  Mabel  Hobbs  Margaret   Bearden 

Gertude  Derrick  Emma  German  Myrtle   Sherman 

Marie  Caldwell  Irene  Ambrose  Gladys  Dennis 

ALTO  TENOR 

Elsie    Meinen  John  Brooking 

Florence    Caldwell  William  Janssen 

Dorothy  Frohling  Floyd  Corson 

Katherine    Janssen  Floyd  Sours 
BASS 

Charles  Holland  Ibe  Meinen 


'Dedicatory  Exercises 


DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  ORGAN 

The  organ  being  inaugurated  on  this  occasion  was  built  by  the 
Hinners  Organ  Co.,  of  Pekin,  Illinois,  and  embodies  the  latest  ideas 
in  construction  known  to  modern  organ  builders. 

The  organ  is  a  two-manual  instrument  (two  banks  of  keys)  con- 
taining 519  pipes,  all  of  which  are  enclosed  in  a  plastered  room  behind 
the  ornamental  grille  in  the  front  of  the  church.  The  detached  con- 
sole (or  key  desk)  is  of  the  modern  stop-key  type,  equipped  with  22 
stop  and  coupler  tablets,  12  combination  pistons,  three  of  which  are 
adjustable  on  the  Great  and  Pedal,  and  three  on  the  Swell  and  Pedal. 
The  61  keys  of  each  of  the  manuals  and  the  32  pedal  keys  and  the 
stop-keys  controlling  the  resources  of  the  organ  and  the  expression 
pedal  mechanism  in  the  console  are  all  connected  with  the  organ  by 
means  of  electric  cables.  Through  the  use  of  the  unit  wind-chest 
for  certain  stops,  the  scope  of  the  organ  is  made  greater  than  that 
of  the  usual  organ  of  approximately  the  same  number  of  pipes.  The 
pipes  range  from  the  big  bass  Bourdon  over  10  feet  in  length,  of 
wood,  to  the  Piccolo  smaller  than  a  pencil  and  of  metal.  Four  families 
of  tone  are  represented.  First,  the  Diapason,  the  powerful  character- 
istic organ  tone;  second,  the  strings,  resembling  the  Violins  and 
'Cellos  of  the  orchestra;  third,  the  Flutes,  and  fourth  the  reed  Oboe. 


THE  MEMORIAL  TO  MISS  LAUREN. 

As  a  memorial  to  Miss  Rose  A.  Lauren,  who  was  for  many  years 
a  faithful  and  devoted  member  of  the  church,  the  Crux  Alba  Club,  of 
which  she  was  the  founder,  has  presented  the  lighting  fixtures  in  the 
auditorium  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  her  through  whose  generosity 
the  gift  was  made  possible. 


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